Tire-shield



G..SOLDANI.

TIRE SHIELD.

APPLICATION FILED ocT.9, I9Is.

Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

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Appncation and. october isis. serial No. 257,446'.

tures and other Wear. To this end the shieldA comprises a metallic band substantially semicircular in cross section and surrounding this band there is a supplemental rim on which there is carrier. a relatively small cushion tire by means of which the band itself is kept out of Contact with the ground. At one side of this tire engaging rim, the is formed with a plurality of hingedly mounted members constituting its one side and these hingedly mounted members provide for the easy attachment oi1 the band to the pneumatic tire. rlhe hingedly mounted members are spring actuated and when the band is attached they serve to keep it from rattling on the tire, but to insure its being securely held in place, there are provided straps which connect each of the hingedly mounted members, pass over the felly and engage that side of the band opposite theV hingedly mounted members.

The purpose of the invention is to provide a device of the above mentioned character which is simple in construction, durable and effective in operation and inexpensive to manufacture.

To the specific embodiment in which it is shown and described. the invention is not to be restricted The right is reserved to make such changes or alterations as actual reduction to practice suggest, in so far as such changes or alterations are compatible in spirit with the annexed claim,

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation showing a wheel and its pneumatic tire-to which there is attached the improved shield.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-*2 of Fig. 1.

vFig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

To illustrate the use of the invention there is shown a Wheel 1 equipped with a" Specification of Letters Patent.

Massachusetts, ,have in` consists of a metalliciband 3 arcuate in cross resented; Amie, lean l tread andsides ,et this tireandto that'end section so that it may extend fromv af speci? fied line on one side of the tire to alinev to one lside of the transverse center of 'l the tread. Where this band"terminatesat-the side of the tire,' itis provided with a marginal e formed preferably by Vvben-ding baclr on itself the stock of Which'the lb'and is made. To this band there is attached a tire engaging rim 5, the position of the latter, when the band 3 is mounted on the tire 2., being such that the small cushion tire 6 which is carried on the rim may serve as the tread of the Whole structure.

The rim 5 stands adjacent to thatedge marginal rib 4 and this edge of the band is provided with coiled portions 7 standing in delinite spaced relation and arrangged in pairs for the support of pintles 8 surrounding each of which there is a coiled portion 9 of a member 10. rlheseV members 10 of Which there are preferably fourconstitute as much of the shield as is not comprised by the band 3 and they are all arcuate in shape and arcuate in cross section and, when the shield is attached to the tire 2, these members are held against the side of the tire by the springs 11 coiled around the pintles 8 with one portion bearing upon the rim 5 and the other portions the sidemembers 10.

The members 10 are designed to overlap each other at adiacent endsand these over# lapping ends are formed' With crimps or corrugations, the corrugation 12 of one bearing upon member engaging over the corrugation 13 Y Vtire snugly and thus tend to prevent any lateral movement ot the shield as a Whole on the tire. y 'A I .n order to insure the shield remaining in attached position, the hingedly mounted of the band 3 which is remote from the V members adjacent their free edges and the band 3 adjacent its free edges are provided with the eyes 14. positioned at specified points and through these eyes there are carried the straps 15 which embrace the felly of the wheel l, the straps being secured together at their ends preferably by a buckle 16, although any other serviceable form of device for attaching the free ends of the straps may be employed.

From the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear enough understanding of the invention is to be had to render a further description unnecessary.

The invention having been described what is claimed as new and useful is:

A tire shield embodying a metallic band for attachment to a tire so as to embrace one' side thereof and the tread, a plurality of of that portion embracing the tread and having interlocking ends and springs bearlng upon said members to force them in contact with the said other side of the tire, whereby the said members may be thrown Y back to permit the attachment of the band to a tire, the springs operating to throw the members into kcontact with the tire and thereby retain the whole device on the tire, n'

as herein shown and specified.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature;`

GIROLAMO soLDANI.- f 'Y 

